
About this episode
This is Episode 82. It's all about the ways that scientists track the movements of individual birds.
The focus of today’s episode is not so much about the behaviors of birds, but about the technologies used by researchers to study bird behavior—the methods used to reveal the movements of birds.
And our focus will be on the tracking of individual birds. There are other methods scientists use to record the mass movements of birds, like using radar to track flocks of migrants.
But today we’re looking at techniques that can reveal the unique paths taken by an individual bird—a sandpiper, a hawk, albatross, pheasant, penguin, or whoever.
Links of Interest
~~ Leave me a review using Podchaser ~~
Get every episode summarized
Each time The Science of Birds publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from The Science of Birds

Random Bird Thursday: A Highly Vocal Species With Female Helpers
The Science of Birds

Grebes
The Science of Birds

Random Bird Thursday: A Citrus-themed Species with Runny Mascara
The Science of Birds

From the Field: Australia
The Science of Birds